U-571 (2000)

U-571: Directed by Jonathan Mostow. With Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi. A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.

“I saw U-571 last Friday.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI loved every second of it. Throughout the movie, I donu0026#39;t know whou0026#39;s knuckles were whiter; mine clutching the theatre seat, or the actors who grabbed whatever they could while being depth-charged.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enThis movie was pure non-stop action, from beginning to end. You are there, really there, experiencing the gripping fear of submarine warfare.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI believe that was the intention of the movie and if so, accomplished that superbly. I think the acting, camera work, and sound was excellent.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow, regarding other issues.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie is NOT historical; it is fictional. It is based (loosely) on history (history being that there once were German and Allied submarines that fought in a war known as World War II, and that there was a German code machine the Allies called the u0026quot;enigmau0026quot;).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot only is it not historical regarding the event (the capturing of U-571 and the enigma code machine by Americans) but in many other areas such as what submarines of that era and their weapons could and could not do (such as dogfighting underwater with torpedou0026#39;s).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDonu0026#39;t look for character development either. There isnu0026#39;t much. Itu0026#39;s more like the first 1/2 hour of u0026quot;Saving Private Ryanu0026quot; (the landing on the beach episode ) throughout the length of the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThankfully, in my opinion of what a u0026quot;waru0026quot; movie should be, it was not muddled up with u0026quot;loveu0026quot; scenes or anything stupid and mushy like most are. And also, thankfully, there wasnu0026#39;t u0026quot;angel musicu0026quot; playing all the time. The second u0026quot;traileru0026quot; was misleading in that it showed a ball-room dance, leading the viewer to believe there was some u0026quot;loveu0026quot; interests, and played angel music, of which there was neither in the movie. It was just man-to-man combat and basic survival.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI hope everyone who sees it will enjoy it for what it is and not concentrate on, or blame it for what it isnu0026#39;t.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEnough analyzing — Go see it! I suggest choosing a modern theatre with a big-screen and digital sound system.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSalut!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJG2u0026quot;FireCat!”